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Why YouTube Needs the Rights to Your Video

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the all-in-the-phrasing dept.

erlichson writes "There has been a lot of controversy over the YouTube terms of service. Why are consumers surprised? Fundamentally, YouTube's business model requires that they get the rights to redistribute your content. This note analyzes an alternative publishing model available to consumers that doesn't require granting a license to your content, but the trade-off is that you won't get the same level of distribution."

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  1. Wow! by TheSpoom · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A comparison of Phanfare and Youtube by Phanfare! Clearly as unbiased as one can get.

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  2. would this stop OS content distribution? by hguorbray · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Asked and Answered (I think)

    I wonder if creative commons licensed videos would be a problem for YouTube with these new terms?

    If they restricted redistribution of content that was emanating from their site or assigned themselves any extra rights regarding editing or ownnership or restricted further distribution I think that it might.

    They would probably just say that you can't put up any content with a license which would be violated by their doing what they wanted with it.

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